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Jennifer Hudson BIO
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Jennifer Kate Hudson (September 12, 1981-October 24, 2008) is an American actress, singer and model. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. She went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 motion picture adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls for which she won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA and a SAG Award.
Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. She was raised Baptist and attended Dunbar Vocational Career Academy and graduated in 1999. She cites Whitney Houston as her musical and movie influence, as well as Aretha Franklin.
After seeing Hudson's performance in Dreamgirls, American Idol judge Simon Cowell taped a congratulatory message to her, which aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show. With the March 2007 issue, Jennifer Hudson became the third African American celebrity, and the first African American singer, to grace the cover of Vogue magazine.
Hudson is now engaged to David Otunga, who is known as "Punk" from "I Love New York 2" after seperated her early love relationship with Payton since eighteen. The couple has been dating for less than a year now (2008).
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